Experiencing Interruptions?

No Vision. No Identity.

Do we lose our sense of self when we try to edit our behaviour to please someone we love?

The trauma of submerging our own persona to please another person is quietly devastating.

  • Minna Väisänen
    Director
  • Paul Hayes
    Writer
  • Johnny La Rock
    Music
  • Bi/etterminds .
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    September 28, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1/16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Films That Move 2025.
    St. Andrew
    Jamaica
    December 7, 2025
    Caribbean Premiere
    Honorable Selection
Director Biography - Minna Väisänen

Minna Väisänen is a Finnish director and visual artist working at the intersection of comics, animation, and digital media. Using mixed media, photography, vector graphics, and AI-generated imagery, she brings stories to life with striking visuals. In collaboration with Paul Hayes as Bi/etterminds, she transforms their comics into animations that explore memory, identity, isolation, and the unseen forces shaping everyday life.

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Director Statement

No Vision. No Identity. explores the disorientation and alienation of living without clear direction or recognition. Adapting a collaborative comic with Paul Hayes, the animation uses fragmented imagery, stark contrasts, and minimal dialogue to reflect the struggle of searching for selfhood in a world that often erases or ignores it. It’s an examination of identity, perception, and the ways absence shapes experience.